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Jessica Deal bettered her own Mt. Hope High School girls' outdoor track 1,500-meter record with her second-place performance in the event during the 2025 Class B Championships last weekend.

Deal paces Mt. Hope tracksters at 2025 Class B Meet

Jessica Deal's overall superb effort, both individually and in relays, was among the highlight performances for the Mt. Hope High School outdoor track and field teams at the 2025 Class B Outdoor Track and Field … more

By Mike Rego | 5/27/25

The Barrington Memorial Day parade rolls through town on Monday, May 26.

Photos: Barrington community celebrates Memorial Day

Barrington celebrated Memorial Day with ceremonies at Victory Gate and Barrington Town Hall and a parade. The events started with a wreath-laying ceremony at Victory Gate, … more

5/27/25

Retired Warren Fire Department Chief and United States Navy Vietnam veteran Al Galinelli (left) waves to the watchers of the Memorial Day Parade held Monday, May 26.

Gallery: Memorial Day 2025 in Warren

Local community, military and political dignitaries gathered Monday, May 26, for the Town of Warren's 157th annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony and honor parade beginning at the Town Common and … more

Photos by Julie Furtado | 5/27/25

Photos: East Providence Memorial Day Parade 2025

Check out photos from the annual parade commemorating Memorial Day in East Providence. more

5/27/25

Charlie Galligan, a Bristol resident and private investigator, speaks about the inconsistencies and unlawful resistance he has faced from municipalities for over 30 years when trying to access public documents.

Senate committee tables bill that would update public records law

A coalition of advocacy groups hopeful to pass the first update in 13 years to the state’s access to public records law (APRA) was dealt a blow towards those efforts, as the senate version of the bill was ultimately held for further study. more

By Ethan Hartley | 5/27/25

Alex Martens scans the field while pressured by a Prout defender.

Barrington girls lacrosse team tallies 20-13 win on Senior Night

The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team celebrated Senior Night with a 20-13 win over Prout School on May 20. Lily O’Neill led the way for the Eagles with six points — two … more

5/27/25

Barrington High School’s Caleb Satisfield reacts after clearing seven feet in the high jump at the Class B Championship on Saturday.

At Class B Championship, Barrington athlete clears seven feet in high jump

Barrington High School junior Caleb Satisfield highlighted an impressive performance by BHS student-athletes at the Class B Track Championship on Saturday. Satisfield cleared the bar seven feet … more

5/26/25

Troy Ingram, a deckhand onboard the Schooner Lynx, is dressed as a 19th century sailor. The Lynx, a replica of a 19th century American privateer, played the role of HMS Rose in the reenactment of the bombardment of Bristol at the Herreshoff dock.

Bombed and burned

Heavy artillery in the morning, musket fire after lunch — it was a loud but festive scene in Bristol on Saturday when two full scale Revolution-era re-enactments were held. At 10 a.m. on the … more

5/26/25

Joey Marshall entertains residents at the Silver Creek Rehab and Healthcare Center.

Joey Marshall brings joy, music to elderly

You got to love Joey Marshall. This Bristol native and current Riverside resident continues along the music trail in his own inimitable style, making people feel good about themselves. Recently, Joey … more

BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA | 5/26/25

Mt. Hope senior Summer Rhynard and Mt. Hope instructor Alex Watrous will put on a Film Night at Rogers Free Library on May 30th.

Film Night to feature student films from across North America

Over a decade ago, Alex Watrous, then a student at Mt. Hope High School, started a high school film night with his brother Elisha that aimed to allow students to show off their filmmaking skills. … more

By Christian Silvia | 5/26/25

The row of trees includes forest pansy redbuds, Milky Way Kousa dogwoods, Satomi Kousa dogwoods, golden glory cornelian cherries, Adams crabapples, Donald Wyman crabapples, snowdrift crabapples, sugar tyme crabapples, zumi calocarpa crabapples and autumnalus cherries.

Flowering tree colonnade creates beautiful gateway

To grace the southern entrance into Bristol, a colonnade of thirty blooming trees was planted last week in the median separating Roger Williams University from the president’s residence, a … more

By DeWolf Fulton | 5/26/25

Vietnam veteran Arthur Lane, who earned two Purple Hearts looks over a letter written by Cole Davis (right).

Students and veterans enjoy ice cream and conversation

In a room filled with ice cream sundaes, veterans of wars ranging from World War 2 onwards met last Friday with some of Colt Andrews Elementary School’s 5th graders to exchange notes and … more

By Christian Silvia | 5/26/25

Barrington High School teachers assistant Dennis Perry speaks out against proposed layoffs during the May 22 school committee meeting.

Community rallies against teacher layoffs in Barrington

A number of students took turns asking the Barrington School Committee to save their art teacher’s job at a meeting on Thursday night, May 22. The Barrington High School students … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/24/25

Bristol resident and Mt. Hope High senior Everson Goglia has accepted a scholarship to play college soccer at the University of Rhode Island.

Hot Shots! Mt. Hope High seniors Silva, Goglia ink D-I college letters

Two Mt. Hope High School student athletes recently penned their National Letters of Intent during the 2025 spring signing period to continue their academic and sports careers at the top level of … more

By Mike Rego | 5/23/25

Nazarae Phillip sprints ahead of teammate Kendra Daniel to take gold in the 100-meter relay. The Townies swept the event as Gionna DosSantos placed second and Daniel placed third. Phillip, a senior, won gold in three events for the girls’ team. The speedster placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.62 seconds, the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.62 seconds and the high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 3 inches.

Townies sprinters take gold at Eastern Division championships

East Providence sprinters cleaned up, taking gold in all of the sprinting events during the Eastern Division track meet at Barrington High School on Saturday May, 17. Jack Pawlik, Justin … more

Story by Rich Dionne | 5/23/25

Residents fill the Barrington Middle School presentation room during Thursday night’s school committee meeting. Many of the residents were there to speak about whether to keep religious holidays on the school calendar.

Religious holidays will remain on Barrington school calendar

The Barrington School Committee will not remove religious holidays from the school district’s calendar. In a narrow vote inside a crowded meeting room on Thursday night, May 22, the … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/23/25

Kim Marion (left) smiles as she waits for videographer Javier Rosa to set up his equipment, ready to perform her customized version of Otis Redding’s classic “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” — part of a new marketing strategy for her real estate business.

Selling a home, one song at a time — what’s that tune?

The stress of buying and selling keeps emotions high in the real estate world, so when a realtor breaks into a catchy, upbeat tune to showcase a home for sale, that energy inevitably becomes … more

By Michelle Mercure | 5/23/25

Veterans from the town, shown during the 2022 parade, will once again gather this weekend for the 2025 edition of Memorial Day services May 25 and 26.

Groups prepare annual weekend of Memorial Day programs in Warren

The Town of Warren hosts its 157th annual Memorial Day events May 25 and 26, with a remembrance and honors ceremony, beginning on Sunday at 9 a.m. with recognition program to be held at Warren's … more

5/23/25

A fiscal ‘perfect storm’ in Little Compton

Faced with a $1 million structural deficit years in the making but not widely recognized until very late in the game, Little Compton officials are slashing spending proposed for the 2025-26 fiscal … more

By Christian Silvia and Ted Hayes | 5/22/25

Tom Rimoshytus, shown at a previous FTM, has filed an amendment for the May 28 FTM calling for unspent money in the affordable housing account to be shifted into the school department's operating budget.

Residents file motions to add money to Barrington School budget

Four Barrington residents submitted motions to amend the town’s budget. All four motions call for money to be added to the Barrington School Department budget — ranging from a $70,000 … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/22/25

Dylan Shaw led the Mt. Hope High boys' volleyball team in kills against Portsmouth in their regular season finale, but the host Patriots defeated the Huskies to likely earn first place in Division III standings and the top seed in the upcoming league playoffs.

Huskies drop crunch boys' volleyball decision to Patriots

The final meeting of the 2025 Division III boys' volleyball regular season for the Portsmouth High School and Mt. Hope squads had tremendous meaning, as it would likely determine both first place in … more

By Mike Rego | 5/22/25

Senior Alyssa Karalekas (right) dekes a pair of defenders during the Townies win.

Three Townies teams head into playoffs on high notes

The girls softball team stopped a slide and earned their playoff spot, baseball is back in the dance with the big boys in Division 1, and the girls lacrosse team finished their dominance over Division 3 with an undefeated regular season. more

By Ethan Hartley | 5/22/25

The Barrington Middle School softball team, which finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record, will host Broad Rock Middle School of South Kingstown in a playoff game on Friday, May 23.

Barrington Middle School softball goes undefeated in regular season

The Barrington Middle School softball team, which finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record, will face Broad Rock Middle School of South Kingstown in a playoff game on Friday, May 23. … more

5/22/25

234 Old Harbor Road, lot two, is the subject of a $1.015 sales agreement, though the town has the right of first refusal.

Old Harbor land to sell for $1 million; no development for five years

An Old Harbor Road resident has agreed to sell a 4.41-acre mostly wooded lot to a neighbor for a cool $1.015 million — about $230,158 per acre. Members of the planning board on Tuesday … more

By Ted Hayes | 5/22/25

Members of Cub Scout Pack 1 Barrington and their parents clean Civil War monuments and markers inside the Prince’s Hill Cemetery recently.

Scouts clean Civil War monuments and learn some history along the way

A group of Cub Scouts and their parents recently helped clean dozens of Civil War monuments in the Prince’s Hill Cemetery. Sasha Meyer, who helped organize the event, said he had the idea … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/22/25